Margaret Castlebury Bennett1,2,3,4

F, (28 March 1923 - 10 March 2012)
     Margaret Castlebury Bennett was born on 28 March 1923 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.4 She was the daughter of Ward Lorenzo Bennett and Verna Viola Sholder.3,4,1 Margaret Castlebury Bennett first married, at age 21, James Edward Bubb, son of Francis Uzell Bubb and Beatrice Kathryn Reidy, on Thursday, 20 July 1944 at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend Daniel P. Sherrer.1 Margaret Castlebury Bennett married a second time David W. Wurster, son of David Elmer Wurster and Elsie Bickle, circa 1960. Margaret Castlebury Bennett died on 10 March 2012 at Pleasant Valley Manor, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, at age 88 years, 11 months and 11 days.4 She was buried on 13 March 2012 in the Wildwood Cemetery, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was performed by William N. Hague.4
     Margaret Castlebury Bennett graduated in 1940 from Williamsport Area High School, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 As of 2001, Margaret Castlebury Bennett and David W. Wurster lived at 950 South Main Street, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.2

     The obituary dated on 24 August 2002 for Annabelle Kinley from in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, listed Margaret Castlebury Wurster as her sister.2 Her obituary was published on 11 March 2012 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:

     Margaret C. Wurster, 88, formerly of Williamsport, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Manor, Stroudsburg.

     Margaret had worked at the law office of Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Harris, Waters and Waffenschmidt, was a former member of Bethel Linden Presbyterian Church and enjoyed reading and gardening.

     Born March 28, 1923, in Williamsport, she was the daughter of Ward L. and Verna V. Sholder Bennett.

     Surviving are her sons, Ernest E. (Mary V.) Bubb, of Fairfax, Va., and Frederic W. Wurster, of Flemington, N.J; a daughter, Rebecca J. Zorich, of Flemington, N.J; a brother, Ward Robert (Jean) Bennett, of Montoursville; a sister, Shirley B. (Paul) Welty, of Williamsport; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

     Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Knight-Confer's, 1914 Memorial Ave., with William N. Hague, C.L.P. officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

     www.knightconferfuneralhome.com.4

Children of Margaret Castlebury Bennett and James Edward Bubb

Last Edited=13 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S1478] Margaret Bennett is Bride of James E. Bubb, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, July 1944. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna [Weiss] Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
  2. [S785] Annabelle B. Kinley obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 24 August 2002. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  3. [S1485] Bottle Run Man Instantly Killed, Daughter Injured As Train Hits Automobile, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2 February 1936. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
  4. [S2274] "Margaret C. Wurster obituary," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 11 March 2012, online archives (http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/575654/… : accessed 13 January 2013). Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.